Trainer Brittany Russell could become the first woman to finish the year as Maryland’s leading trainer – but she has to catch Claudio Gonzalez to do so.
Trainer Dale Caupano, one of the most successful Maryland-based trainers of recent years, will retire at the close of the upcoming racing weekend.
He won’t have the favorite, but trainer Gary Capuano is expected to have two legitimate shots to win Friday’s $100,000 Carousel Stakes at Laurel Park.
With three of his four career stakes wins in Maryland, Maryland-bred Jaxon Traveler probably is looking forward to returning for Friday’s Dave’s Friend.
Laurel Park will delay its Christmastide stakes card December 26 until Friday, December 30, the track announced.
Fille d’Esprit, a winner of five stakes already in 2022, will look to make it a half-dozen in Monday’s Willa On the Move at Laurel Park.
Onetime claimer Armando R enters Monday’s Manfuso Stakes at Laurel Park seeking his third consecutive stakes victory.
Malibu Moonshine, 2-for-2 in her young career and coming off a stakes win last out, looks to go three-for-three in Monday’s Gin Talking at Laurel Park.
Two-year-old Prove Right found the drop from graded company a refreshing one when he won a Laurel Park allowance December 11.
Delaware Park has donated $7,000 and toys and other gifts to the Marine Corps’ Toys for Tots program.